Basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation knowledge of house-officers in a tertiary institution: Factors determining accuracy

Pan African Medical Journal

Volumn 18, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Okonta, Kelechi Emmanuel ^a   Ngozi Okoh, Boma Alali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

House Officers; Port Harcourt; Resuscitation; Tertiary Institution; Training

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH EDUCATION; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOUSE OFFICER; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RESUSCITATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SIMULATION; SKILL; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; HEART ARREST; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NIGERIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; NIGERIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904428795     PISSN: 19378688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2014.18.209.3654     Document Type: Article

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